I love my shalwar kameez

Amal —

[size=18][b]I love my shalwar kameez[/b][/size]

By The Last Bit

They come in all colours, sizes and materials but there's nothing better than a well-fitted shalwar kameez.

There was a time when I would wear my shalwar kameez all the time...I even kept it on all day during Eid. But then some years ago I found people gave me funny looks and I got called freshie and all that. I stopped wearing it. It was either that or I'd have to shave my moustache off.

But I couldn't do it for long and was back wearing my trusted beige shalwar kameez everywhere. But I have noticed a couple of design flaws. First of all the 'nara' (the rope that holds your pants up) always seems to get tangled when you've just had six jugs of mango lassi. The experience teaches you a lot about life and stuff. [edited] And thirdly, in the winter, the chilly breeze can be really annoying.

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Despite these little irritations the shalwar kameez wearer is the proudest man on the planet. Why? because he doesn't have to bother about three things....his waist size, whether the pants match the top and whether the stupid label that says how much your clothes are worth is the one in fashion.

And the best thing is if your shalwar kameez doesn't fit for any reason you can sort it out with a couple of alterations. If you don't like the nara...get the elastic fitted. If there's too few pockets get a couple of secret ones sewn in. And if the chilly breeze is too much.....wear your jeans underneath.

Amazingly, my salwar kameez goes with everything - trainers, rockports, striped jumpers, white socks, gold chains, bubble jackets, window...I mean mirror waistcoats and football boots.

When abroad the shalwar kameez comes into it's own. The air-conditioning is great, the side of the road beckons you at every stop

For those of you like myself who wear Shalwar Kameez to work and then the same ones to bed

[i had the edit the dum.b bits i found :roll: , but i found the rest of it pretty amusing]

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zara — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 - 15:36

[quote="Noori...*"][quote="zara"]i have promised myself that i will never ever wear Shalwar Kameez! never![/quote]

[color=indigo][b]Why??! My mum is practically forcing me to get some made!!!![/b][/color][/quote]

lol. my mum said i would one day WANT to wear them, so she said she won't force me!
aww i fell sorry for you! i hate shalwar kameez, they're TOOOOO baggy and i just don't like them.

[quote]why its betta den jeans[/quote]

don't wear jeans and i never will.

Noor — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 - 15:42

[color=indigo][b]I think my mums getting the Ali baba style made for me.[/b][/color]

Noor — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 - 15:46

[b][color=indigo]Yeah them trousers which are propa baggy from the top. [/color][/b]

Funzo — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 - 15:52

lol just tell ur mum u wants some nice 1s give her 2 options nice shalwar or jeans trust me ur mum will go 4 da first 1

Funzo — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 - 15:56

yh i dont no da whole deel personally people wud take da mik out ov me 4 wearin my salwar but i dont care

Bliss — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 - 17:07

[quote="F4nzo"]its is gud u are pakistani kuri u must do as i say baas (wen ur readin this pretend its in a freshy accent)[/quote]

uff the way freshies tlk make me sickk

*Sponi* — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 - 22:14

[quote="Bliss"][quote="F4nzo"]its is gud u are pakistani kuri u must do as i say baas (wen ur readin this pretend its in a freshy accent)[/quote]

uff the way freshies tlk make me sickk[/quote]

[b][color=violet] 😂 [/color][/b]

Bliss — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 - 23:04

i went out for a meal today and half way through a freshie and sm other came in and sat near a tabel by us i'v was just about to order some more food wen one of teh frehsies spoke .
it had me in stiches i cudnt order i was laughing so much teh waiter ws their for about 10 minutes

Bliss — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 - 23:09

[quote="F4nzo"]i can speak in those accents[/quote]

i bet it comes naturally to u

😂

Bliss — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 - 00:09

[quote="F4nzo"]u can say dat hay is dat meant to be an insult[/quote]
no not at all

Bliss — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 - 00:24

[quote="F4nzo"]ok ok calm down just chekin sorry i seemed 2 have annoyed a lot of people today[/quote]

i know i can see that , ur trying to hard relax

The Great 100 — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 - 17:56

I have not worn those baggy pants in public for a long time. A gold patterned one came in useful at a Russian-themed fancy dress party. I have a shalwar kameez that I sometimes wear in bed or lounge around in and also a couple of kaftans. They are OK. Can't say I love any particular type of garment although they all have their uses.

MuslimSister — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 - 18:50

I was in West London a while ago...as usual I saw many Jewish people dressed in their traditional garms.

Do you also reg wear the traditional cap/hat and sport the traditional sideburns?

The Great 100 — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 - 01:40

[quote="MuslimSister"]I was in West London a while ago...as usual I saw many Jewish people dressed in their traditional garms.

Do you also reg wear the traditional cap/hat and sport the traditional sideburns?[/quote]

I often cover my head although not consistently. I am not fussy about what type of head covering be it a small crocheted [i]kippah[/i], a larger traditional one or some kind of hat. I don't sport long sideburns but I keep to the tradition of not cutting my hair above a certain point. I am not chassidic. Nor am I even traditional or zealous in my observance, nor do I advocate traditional observance. I tend to be philosophical, tolerant of various lifestyles and sometimes even rebellious, and I am not concerned with all the details. That is my personal choice. When I speak of Jewish tradition I am confident but I would not want to mislead and conjure up a picture of an extremely pious and religious man. I take a stand for being [url=http://www.google.co.uk/search?hs=v2n&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mo…].

Funzo — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 - 15:18

no not at all i can remeber when my local councillor was tryin to stop us from wearing our shalwar kameez to town! yes its true but no i dont feel ashamed i feel quite proud to stand out unique